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the pentagon plans to change its policy and allow women to take part in direct combat. until now, they have been banned from thousands of jobs and front-line positions. >> i am absolutely thrilled about the lifting of the combat exclusion policy. in the civilian world, we refer to the glass ceiling where women cannot get beyond a point in the progression. in the military, we call it the brass ceiling. >> reactions have been overwhelmingly positive. congress has welcomed it, and so has the american public. >> if women were willing to put themselves on the lines, they should have every right to be there. >> every family has a win in general, and the military should also. >> the decision could open up 230,000 -- [no audio] until 2016 to rule on positions it thinks should remain closed to women. >> there were reports from mali that an islamist group has split off from the group that seized large parts of the north and is ready to enter talks to end the fighting. >> the splinter groups as it does not include foreign fighters and it renounces terrorism. as more french troops
the pentagon plans to change its policy and allow women to take part in direct combat. until now, they have been banned from thousands of jobs and front-line positions. >> i am absolutely thrilled about the lifting of the combat exclusion policy. in the civilian world, we refer to the glass ceiling where women cannot get beyond a point in the progression. in the military, we call it the brass ceiling. >> reactions have been overwhelmingly positive. congress has welcomed it, and so...
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host: general dempsey yesterday at the pentagon. this headline -- there is this from just ramirez on our twitter page -- back to your calls. pentagon lifting the ban on women in combat. a democrat from kentucky. caller: i was watching the news yesterday, there was a lady who joined the marines in 1970, and she made it through the basics and her husband did not. she waited three years in the marines, and the marines is the hardest one there was. she said yesterday, there are as many men who cannot make it as there are women. the reason why they do not get their chance at -- 1500 have been killed in these past two wars over there. if they want to go, i see no reason for them not to go. host: thank you for the call. another part of this debate -- sexual harassment. according to dod, there were just over 3100 reports of sexual harassment in 2011, and a similar number in 2010, 3158. those figures are courtesy of d.o.t.. bill joins us from illinois, good morning to you. caller: i am a combat decorated veteran from vietnam. when i tell my
host: general dempsey yesterday at the pentagon. this headline -- there is this from just ramirez on our twitter page -- back to your calls. pentagon lifting the ban on women in combat. a democrat from kentucky. caller: i was watching the news yesterday, there was a lady who joined the marines in 1970, and she made it through the basics and her husband did not. she waited three years in the marines, and the marines is the hardest one there was. she said yesterday, there are as many men who...
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does this change in the pentagon policy? will this open up advancement opportunities for women to make higher make -- ranking officers? guest: i think it will help, and also now that women will be able to attend some of the schools, like ranger school, we hope, if they are open they will get promotion points and have positive leadership experience taking into consideration. host: kayla williams of the truman national security project and center for national policy, take you for being on "washington journal peer co. guest: it was my pleasure. in wednesday "washington examiner" who are the best and worst bosses on capital hill luke rosiak will be with us. then, ohio state university resident gordon gee on college graduation rate. you are watching "washington journal." we will be right back. ♪ >> is the best training for a policeman question mark -- policeman? >> the best training is walking the beat. i will say that until the day i die. you develop sources, use intelligence information and leverage elation ships in the commu
does this change in the pentagon policy? will this open up advancement opportunities for women to make higher make -- ranking officers? guest: i think it will help, and also now that women will be able to attend some of the schools, like ranger school, we hope, if they are open they will get promotion points and have positive leadership experience taking into consideration. host: kayla williams of the truman national security project and center for national policy, take you for being on...
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pentagon spending, aside from the operating costs of the two wars, has grown very substantially over the past 10 years. my guess is that the combination of fiscal pressures and a need to create a military force and ability to project american power around the world in a different way will force some rethinking over exactly the structure of our military. host: do republicans go along? with along guest: one thing was interesting in terms of foreign policy with the president said yesterday was he seemed to address that part of his legacy will be that we did not go to war with iran, that we did not decrease our military footprint outside of where we already are. instead we scale back and ended two goore's. he managed not get involved with iran despite israel. he said that is the legacy that he wants, that we would stop violence from happening without going in and stop creating our own violence in those places. so that's one area that's a point of controversy with republicans. how aggressive we get in defense of israel. host: the resources of defense secretary and secretary of state speec
pentagon spending, aside from the operating costs of the two wars, has grown very substantially over the past 10 years. my guess is that the combination of fiscal pressures and a need to create a military force and ability to project american power around the world in a different way will force some rethinking over exactly the structure of our military. host: do republicans go along? with along guest: one thing was interesting in terms of foreign policy with the president said yesterday was he...